Absolutely poopin my self

So ive been to my midwife today and shes measured my bump and im 5 weeks in front of where i should be she also told me cos i have severe spd i should really consider havin a section also due to high blood loss after last birth she said its just too much strain to put on myself to have a natrul birth and im so confused over what i should do as my partner works away and if i go for section i will deffo have him their for the birth and have someone to look after my little girl too as my mother will be able to stay with her i just worry that the turn arpund on my body after a section is guna take too long as being self employed i need to be back in work as soon as i am physically able

A planned section is very much plain sailing. I was driving 2weeks after mine and shopping in Asda 4 days after the section. As long as you take your time and keep taking the pain killers you could be back at work sooner rather than later xx

Has the midwife referred you for a growth scan/ to a consultant? I have a feeling the measuring the bump thing can be really out and if you are over/ under they will send you for a growth scan.

If elective section is what you choose then at least you will have a date to know when you need your partner to be there I guess. C- sections are not always bad- we often just hear the horror stories. As PP (previous poster) said I was pretty pain free with paracetamol and ibuprofen and able to drive comfortably at 4 weeks. Try not to worry too much until you have all the information to enable you to make the best decision for you and your family. Good luck. Xx

Measuring the bump isn't a massively accurate thing to be honest! One of my friends was consistently 4-6 weeks ahead and her baby was only 7lbs when it was born a week overdue! I measured only a week ahead the entire time with my first and he was 9lbs 4oz 3 days overdue! This time round I'm measuring behind but growth scans are showing bang on average size. Baby seems to prefer lying over to the left side which seems to be skewing the results. I know that's no help wrt elective sections but just don't panic purely because of a bump measurement!

Has the midwife referred you for a growth scan/ to a consultant? I have a fee...

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11/06/2018

Has the midwife referred you for a growth scan/ to a consultant? I have a feeling the measuring the bump thing can be really out and if you are over/ under they will send you for a growth scan.
If elective section is what you choose then at least you will have a date to know when you need your partner to be there I guess. C- sections are not always bad- we often just hear the horror stories. As PP said I was pretty pain free with paracetamol and ibuprofen and able to drive comfortably at 4 weeks. Try not to worry too much until you have all the information to enable you to make the best decision for you and your family. Good luck. Xx

Yh i have growth scans every 4 weeks this is my 2nd one still measuring ahead

SIL (sister-in-law) just had c section and was home the day after. She couldn't pick up baby for a few days and was in pain, but managed pain with ibuprofen and paracetamol. 3 weeks later she's been out walking around and can look after baby just fine. I think she'll give herself another week or so till she's back driving and insurance says she must be signed fit to drive by her GP. But scar is healing nicely.

I guess if you can take 4-6 away from work, it's really a no brainer for you. But can understand why this might not be the case being self employed.

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